Petrify
[ 'pɛtrɪfaɪ ]
辅助 Assistant
vt.& vi. 吓呆，使麻木;
vt. 使吓呆，使惊呆;
💡 词根助记
petri石+fy使…化 → 使石化
📝 例句
To convert to a mineral substance;petrify.
使成矿使转化为矿物质；使石化
🌱 联想助记
【记】pet-宠物,ri-拼音“日”,fy-拼音“法院”:宠物在日光下来到了法院,大家看到都惊呆了
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
petrify
v
(pt, pp -fied)
1 [esp passive 尤用於被动语态
Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb (with sth) make sb unable to think, move, act, etc because of fear, surprise, etc 使某人惊呆或吓呆
The idea of making a speech in public petrified him. 一想到要在大庭广众面前讲演, 他就紧张得不知所措.
I was absolutely petrified (with fear). 我完全吓傻了.
2 [I, Tn] (cause sth to) change into stone （使某物）石化.
🔁 扩展释义
vt. (非正式)使惊呆, 使吓得要死, 使发呆vt.vi. 使石化, 使成为化石, 使变僵, 变僵硬, 使消失活力, 使僵化
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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Thank you very much, But I guess I'd better do it myself.
谢谢你，但我想我最好还是自己做。
I'll go skiing of the weather permits.
天气允许的话，我会去滑雪。
and without giving any consideration to the effects produced on the individuals and on their descendants by the artificial mode of existence imposed by the factory.
工厂把一种人为的生存方式强加给工人，却不顾及这种生存方式给工人及其后代带来的影响。